Across Pennsylvania, fishing and hunting resources are at risk. In recent years, Pennsylvania has become the epicenter for Marcellus Shale energy development in the East, as companies flock to the gas-rich area to drill for gas more than a mile below the earth's surface. Trout Unlimited supports responsible energy development, as long as the right safeguards are in place and the development is occurring in the right places. Still, some places have such high resource value and are so special to anglers, that drilling should be limited or prohibited. Here you'll find examples of these special places, why they are at risk, and how they can be protected.

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Sometimes you have to sneak up on those Pennsylvania native brookies. Bradford County, Pa. Photo by Paula Piatt
By Paula Piatt
We all have our special places. Whether it’s a farm pond where you caught frogs as a kid, a favorite tree stand for deer season, or a trickle of a trout stream where you... [ READ MORE... ]

Trout Unlimited's Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, Paula Piatt will be presenting "Heads Up! Protecting Our Headwaters and Upland Habitat," to the Nescopeck Hunt and Rod Club on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the club in Nescopeck, Pa. The meeting begins at 7:30 .m.
The program focuses on the importance of... [ READ MORE... ]

Trout Unlimited's Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, Paula Piatt will be presenting "Heads Up! Protecting Our Headwaters and Upland Habitat," to the Bally Sportsmen's Club on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at the club in Barto, Pa. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
The program focuses on the importance of protecting... [ READ MORE... ]

Trout Unlimited's Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, Paula Piatt will be presenting "Heads Up! Protecting Our Headwaters and Upland Habitat," to the Green Hills Sportsmen's Club on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at the club in Robeson, Pa. The meeting begins at 9 a.m.
The program focuses on the importance of... [ READ MORE... ]

Satterlee Creek, an intermittent stream in Bradford County, Pa., is one that has been named and claimed by the community.
“Oh, that must be Fishing Creek.”
If you’re crossing a bridge somewhere in Pennsylvania, it’s a pretty safe answer if someone asks you, “What stream is that?”
I’ve never done... [ READ MORE... ]

Trout Unlimited is hosting a Sportsmen’s Rally for Clean Water at the Snitz Creek Brewery in Lebanon on Monday, July 13.
Hunters and anglers are invited to join us from 6-8 p.m. at the Brewery for complimentary beer and snacks and prize giveaways. We’ll also be talking about the importance of the... [ READ MORE... ]

By Katy Dunlap
Much of Pennsylvania’s shale gas boom has taken place around the streams that support the state’s best native and wild trout habitat.
Picture a place of unspoiled wilderness where small headwater streams send cold, clean water trickling down steep mountain terrain, where wildlife is... [ READ MORE... ]

On May 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center the Brodhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited hosted Scott Cesari presentation "History of Fly Fishing in America As Seen Through the Eye of the Hook". Scott took the Chapter members and guest through a tour of the history of... [ READ MORE... ]

On Sunday May 24rd the Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited will be assisting the National Park Service employees and volunteers in "Kids Fishing Clinic and Casting Contest" at Hidden Lake off of Hidden Lake Road in the National Recreation Area. Children will be divided into 3 age groups and learn... [ READ MORE... ]

On April 26, 2015 a 5KRun/walk/dash and Earth Day Festival was held at ForEvergreen Preserve along the banks of a historic stretch of the Brodhead Creek. ForEvergreen Preserve, a 43 acre stream side property, was acquired as permanently protected Monroe County Open Space by Stroud Township in 2013... [ READ MORE... ]